The complaint shall include as defendants to the action, all persons who are known to plaintiff or who appear of record to have some interest in or claim or cloud on the land described in plaintiff’s complaint, arising prior to the date of the tax deed, other than persons owning a special assessment unless plaintiff seeks to determine the interest or claim of those persons. The state may be made a party defendant where the property was sold prior to September 10, 1984.

(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 316, Sec. 42.)

Terms Used In California Revenue and Taxation Code 3951

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Special assessment: as used in this chapter , means any assessment levied pursuant to any of the improvement acts of the State of California, whether or not represented by a bond, and which are liens upon a specific parcel of real property. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 3972
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